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Natsume's Book of Friends S5E8 — A World Unbent

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Natsume's Book of Friends•Season 5•Episode 8

A World Unbent

6.4/10 · 100 votesNov 30, 201624 min

Ranked #10 of 11 in Season 5•−0.2 vs season avg

Natori's family has always been exorcists... until they lost the abililty to see youkai. After generations of fearing the youkai's revenge, Natori is suddenly born with the ability to see them. His family doesnt want anything to do with his powers, though, and he's left

Directed byMiyuki Ooshiro, Tomoko Hiramuki

Written byHiroshi Onogi

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Unchanging Form

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Mischievous Rain

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The Letter from the Exorcist

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Shadow Linked Chains

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It Must Not Be Bound

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Soundless Valley

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Distant Festival Lights

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Cast18

Hiroshi Kamiya

Hiroshi Kamiya

Takashi Natsume (voice)

Kazuhiko Inoue

Kazuhiko Inoue

Nyanko-sensei / Madara (voice)

Eiji Itoh

Eiji Itoh

Shigeru Fujiwara (voice)

Miki Ito

Miki Ito

Touko Fujiwara (voice)

Takashi Matsuyama

Takashi Matsuyama

Hitotsume no Chuukyuu Youkai (voice)

Hisayoshi Suganuma

Hisayoshi Suganuma

Atsushi Kitamoto (voice)

Akira Ishida

Akira Ishida

Shuuichi Natori (voice)

Sanae Kobayashi

Sanae Kobayashi

Reiko Natsume (voice)

Ryohei Kimura

Ryohei Kimura

Satoru Nishimura (voice)

Miyuki Sawashiro

Miyuki Sawashiro

Jun Sasada (voice)

Kazuma Horie

Kazuma Horie

Kaname Tanuma (voice)

Hiroshi Shimozaki

Hiroshi Shimozaki

Ushikao no Chuukyuu Youkai (voice)

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Miyuki Ooshiro

Director

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Miyuki Ooshiro

Animation Director

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Miyuki Ooshiro

Storyboard Artist

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Hiroshi Onogi

Writer

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Tomoko Hiramuki

Director

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Tomoko Hiramuki

Storyboard Artist

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Miki Takemoto

Animation Director

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Episode Summary

"A World Unbent" is episode 8 of Natsume's Book of Friends season 5. It scored 6.4/10 from 100 votes, ranking #10 of 11 episodes this season (season average 6.6). Directed by Miyuki Ooshiro, Tomoko Hiramuki and written by Hiroshi Onogi, it aired on November 30, 2016.

Next: E9 · Following a Narrow Path Best of Season 5